Get ENFORCING AN ORDER OTHER THAN BY CONTEMPT OR CONTRAVENTION PROCEEDINGS BY FEDERAL MAGISTRATE DAVID

If a judge conducting a hearing or trial is unable to proceed, any other judge may proceed upon certifying familiarity with the record and determining that the case may be completed without prejudice to the parties.

Motion to Dismiss–Rule 12(b). A defendant may move to dismiss a complaint for a variety of reasons. Some common grounds for dismissal are lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter and failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Sometimes a defendant files a motion to dismiss before filing an answer.

Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) Rule 70, a party that fails to perform a specific act, in ance with a judgment by a court, can be charged with contempt and subsequently penalized.

There are several different types of post-judgment motions, but the most common are motions for new trial, motions to vacate, and motions to set-aside. Motions for new trial, motions to vacate, and motions to set-aside are the three most common post-judgment motions.

Application for discovery of documents. Any party may, without filing any affidavit, apply to the Court for an order directing any other party to any suit to make discovery on oath of the documents which are or have been in his possession or power, relating to any matter in question therein.

Types of Pleadings Complaint. Every lawsuit begins when a plaintiff files a complaint against a defendant. ... Answer. This document follows the complaint, and it's the defendant's written response to it. ... Counterclaim. ... Cross-claim.

Obvious examples are violations of criminal law, sexual misconduct with staff/attorneys/parties, joining discriminatory organizations and using the judicial position to enhance a private interest.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) authorizes dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The complaint must be liberally construed in the plaintiff's favor, and all facts pleaded in the complaint must be taken as true. See Campbell v.